Burner for glass furnaces



Jan. 1, 1929. l1,697,334

P. R. vl'rTE BURNER Fon GLASS A-FURNAcEs 4Patented Jan. l, 1929.

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Application led October 22, 1924;"*Seiia1 No. `745,152.t

ing furnace toA the dischargev outlet byburners adapted only for burning natural gas.

l burner fory this purpose, Whichf-vvould permit'of oil being employed as the combustible medium, butisuch `burners have not, in practice, been found satisfactory.

Ordinary oil burners whichJ sprayv the l burning oil directly upon the flow of glass are found to produce-bubbles or blisters in the glass -body and the only burners yadapted'for directing a flame directly upon the glass, that havelieretofore proven sat-1 isfactory, are those Whichlare `designed for for burning natural gas;

The object of the presenty invention is to provide a simple, durable and inexpensive burner in Which a mixture of liquid by hydrocarbon and air is employed, and which Will produce a llame thatvvillnot'liave any bad effect upon the body of glass and Will effectively'maintain the same in the desired fluid condition.

linvention consists of the improved burner Which Will be hereinafter more particularly pointed out and described.

In the accompanying drawings F ig. 1 is a more or lessconventional, sectional, Viewy of a portion of a glass furnace provided With burners constructed in laccordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through' the improved burner, detached from the fur-V nace.

Figs. 3 and 4 are, respectively, a plan and elevation of a portion of the mixing devices of the improved burner, removed from the burner casing.

In the drawings, 1 designates a portion of ,the body of a glass melting furnace, and 2 a section of the laterally extending delivery or discharge portion of such furnace, Which is provided with a suitable outlet 3 adapted to be closed by a plunger 4. The parts referred to are merely shown conventionally, as the improved burner may be employed With furnaces of various design.

As usual, a plurality of burners 5 are provided in the Walls of the furnace, said Attempts have'been made to provide a terior annular shoulder 8.' Y

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burnersbeing positioned so'that` theffla'nie therefrom Will be directed onto `thefoutL flowingA body of glass .inl the \section"=2.

rIhel improved burner comprises a main'- elongated tubular section-6, which, atjone'r end, is expanded orprovided with a sectionL` 7. that is of greater internal kdiameter than the body of thecasiiig and, adjacent4 its# other end said casing is provided To the smaller end of the tubular casing-1.4 6 is secured a head 9 provided Wit-ha 'late-ralf" interiorly threaded boss 10, With which 'com munieates a pipeill, by whichcompressed-f air is supplied to the body of the burner. A.'

hydrocarbon supply pipe `l2 extends through an aperture formed in the end of the head-), a suitable stuffing box 13 beingl provided`l4 about said pipe and over this is iitted a cap 14 forming an airtight closure about they pipe 12. ply pipe 12 Within the burner casing isfta-V pered to provide a nozzle section `127 from- Which the hydrocarbon Will be discharged iii a relatively smallf stream.- Within the tube'6 is arranged a `mixing de;

vice comprising an apertured disk -16 sup? The endof the hydrocarbon'sup-v` ported by a frameincluding diametrically Y Y opposite longitudinal members -17 connected With this and other ob'jects1in vievv. the* by a transverse member 18. 4r'Ihe member'lS' rests upon the inwardly?'directed annular shoulder 8 of the burner casing 6, and thev hydrocarbon supply pipe 12 extends through a central aperture 19 in the disk 16. 1

. of hydrocarbon issuingfrom' the pipe 12 is directed, and by Which such liquid is caused to spray outwardV into the paths yof the streams of air that pass through thef apertures 21' in the disk 16. It Will be seen that by this particular arrangement the stream of liquid hydrocarbon is formed into a spray and projected directly into the paths of the streams of air passing through the plate 16.

To further effectively miX the particles of air and hydrocarbon, theburner is provided With a plurality of interior sleeves, each having the passage therethrough gradually reduced in diameter toward the outlet end o-f the burner. l

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, tWo of such sleeves 22,23, are pro-- vided, being shown as attachedto the casing body 6 by suitable screws 24.

.casing from the great heat generated when it is in use, the portion' of such casing is provided with an interior lining` of fire-clay or other refractory material, the outer end of Which is increased in thickness so that it extends laterally across the edge or end of the burner casing and provides a section 27 that, as shown in Fig. l, will Contact with the walls of the furnace and thus completely enclose the metal body of the burner.

From the foregoing description andthe drawing, it will be seen that as the compressed air enters the chamber in the head 9 from the pipe 11, it will, in passing through the openings 21 in the disks 16, be divided into a series of relatively small streams, and the liquid hydrocarbon entering the burner through the pipe i2 will, by the cone 20, be sprayed into the paths of said streams of air. This will produce a very intimate mixture of the air and hydrocarbon particles in the chamber above or outside of the sleeve 22 and in passing through said sleeve and the other sleeve 23, such mixture will be made more intimate so that, at the burner outlet, there will be produced a highly combustible vapor.

Experience has shown that with ordinary kerosene as the liquid hydrocarbon a burner of the construction described will produce a vapor that will not produce any appreciable carbon when ignited, and a iiame which will not have any bad effect upon the body of glass against which it is directed.

It will be appreciated that the very simple construction of the burner is a point of decided advantage, as it can be manufactured vvery cheaply, comprises a minimum number of parts and is very durable. The body of the burner and the sleeves 22, 23, may be made of steel, the refractory lining or body 526-27 about the outlet and acting to eifectivly protect the metal body from being injured by the intense heat generated by the burning vapor.

It is, of course, to be understood thatl the proportions of the parts may be varied, if desired, and that the drawing is intended to be illustrative rather than restrictive of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed iszl. In a device of the character described, an elongated casing having compressed air inlet at one end, an oil pipe entering said casing at the same end and projecting there in, a mixing device having a perforated portion supported on the casing and projectingV arms carrying a spray member, said spray member being in direct alignment with said voil pipe, and said dependingV arms being arranged flush with the wall of 'the casing, whereby compressed air will pass through the perforations of the mixing device and meet an unbroken spray of oil from the spray member, means supported by the casing for concentrating and` portion supported on the casing and progecting arms carrying a spray member, said spray member rbeing in direct alignment with said oil pipe, and said depending arms being arranged flush with vthe wall of the casing, whereby compressed .air will pass through the perforations of the mixing device and meet an unbroken spray of oil from the spray member, means supported by the casing for concentrating and expanding the mixture, the casing at its outer end being of greater diameter than at any portion of its length. Y,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

PAUL R. VI'ITE.`

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